20476 : Apple QuickTime .mov File Attributes Overflow
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2005-11-03

Description

A local overflow exists in Quicktime. The program fails to validate movie attributes contained in a file resulting in an integer overflow. With a specially crafted file, an attacker can cause a very large memory copy resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 7.0.3 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Apple Computer, Inc.	QuickTime Player for Mac OS X	7.0.1
		6.5.2
	QuickTime Player for Windows	7
		7.0.1
		7.0.2

References

Security Tracker: 1015152
Secunia Advisory ID: 17428
CVE ID: 2005-2754 (see also: NVD)
Related OSVDB ID: 20475 20477 20478
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-11/0101.html
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302772
Other Advisory URL: http://pb.specialised.info/all/adv/quicktime-mov-io2-adv.txt

Tools & Filters

	20135 20136
	3280
Snort	4679 4680

Credit

Piotr Bania - ania.piotrgmail.com -

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.1
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2005-11-05 | Disagree?

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